and that means wandering the streets of mogadishu. if there is no work there is begging, and beggars are not welcomed in this city. >> we beg. we go to the houses and ask if there is anything left over from the night before. if we are lucky we find cars to clean, and the little they pay us we buy food with the money. we're happy if we find one meal a day. >> the somali government say 5,000 young boys live on the streets ever mogadishu and it cannot afford to lack after them. >> we try to create centers to house these children, but we have no funds. we've been promised funds but we have not yet seen any. >> the boys have not had much food this days. as the city falls asleep the only guarantee is the next day won't be much different. al jazeera. mogadishu, somalia. >> haiti's foreign minister is accusing the dominican republic of dumping people like dogs on the border. the dominican government said that thousands of people have left voluntaryily since the registry on june 17th, it denies deporting anyone. but there are those who say the

be al jazeera mogadishu somalia. chaimns >> chileans have been on strike for over a month and has cost the education minister his job. >>> spotlight on growing racial tensions. since then several be african american churches have been damaged by fire and authorities want to know why. kimberly halkett reports from south carolina. >> no one can tell us that eight churches burned consecutively and there's not something behind it. >> at least two like this one in charlotte have been confirmed as arson but so far they have not been categorized as arson. >>> string of fires at predominantly black churches since right now it has no reason to believe that any of the fires are related or racially motivated. still, even if the church burntionchurches burnings are not racially motivated, nine members of a historic black church were shot dead taking part in a bible study. prompted the creation of a federal task force to stop such fires and jail those responsible. >> largely, connecting these together, that attacks in the past ha

that means wandering the streets of mogadishu. if there is no work, there is begging, and beggars are not welcomed in this city. >> we beg. we go to the houses and ask if there is anything left over from the night before. if we are lucky we find cars to clean and a little bit to buy food with the money. we're happy to buy one meal a day. >> about 5,000 young boys live on the the streets of mogadishu and they can't afford to care for them. >> we have no funds. we've been promised funds but we have not yet seen any. >> the boys haven't had much food this day. as the city falls asleep the only guarantee is that the next day won't be much different. al jazeera. mogadishu, somalia. >> now, one of our top stories of course, the srebrenica mass massacre. al jazeera has launched an interactive website. it's at www.srebrenica360.com. the ivory trail they've tried to seize it, burn it, but nothing has stopped the terrible trade in illegal ivory. now new tools...

that means wondering the streets of mogadishu. if there is no work there is begging. and beggars are not welcomed in this city. >> we beg. we go to the houses and ask if there is anything left over from the night before. if we are lucky we find cars to clean and a little bit we get we buy food with the money. we're lucky if we can eat one meal a deal. >> the country cannot afford to look after them. >> it is our responsibility to look after and improvel welfare of thighs children but we have no funds. we've been promised funds but we have not yet seen any. >> the boys have not had much food this day. as the city falls asleep the only guarantee is that the next day won't be much different. al jazeera. mogadishu, somalia. >> 17 people have been killed in an explosion in chad's capital. last week there were two blasts, and they came down on an attack by boko haram. >> this is the central market where dozens have been killed and injured in an explosion near the main entrance of the market. according to the police, suicider has been prevented from coming to the checkpoint

in mogadishu. and almost every corner on this road. there are groups of young boys, most under the age of 10. they are desperately trying to find shelter and safety. >> morning brings more hardship. none of them ate dinner. finding breakfast is a priority. to do that they must find work. that means wondering the streets of mogadishu, and begg areas are not welcome in the city. >> translation: we beg. we go to the houses and ask if anything is left over. if we are lucky, we find cars to clean. and the little they pay us. and the little they pay us.c we are lucky to have one meal a day. >> reporter: 5,000 young boys live on the streets of mogadishu. they can't afford to look after them. >> it's our responsibility to look after and improve the welfare of the children. we are trying to create centers to look after the children. we have no funds. we have been promised fund. >> reporter: the boys have not had much food. >>> keep up to date on the website. aljazeera.com. stay and angst ridded lewis reflects on his rise from early stand up com

gunmen are fighting in mogadishu. a suicide cam bar went off at a hotel in the middle of the city. police believe the gunmen are al-shabab fighters. fighting is now going on inside the hotel. we'll bring you more on that story as soon as we get it. >>> iran's foreign minister says progress has been made with western powers over its nuclear program. negotiations are edging forward in vienna and zarif says talks are likely to continue over the weekend. >> fresh meetings have been taking place here in vienna trying to deal with the final last sticking points which are stopping for now a deal taking place. those meetings took place between the iranian foreign minister zarif and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry as them as the e.u.'s high venntive for foreign policy federico. at the end of that meeting, we didn't get a proper a readout of what was discussed of achieved but which saw zarif come on to his balcony and reporters shouted questions at mr. zarif? will we get a deal today? he said he didn't think that was likely. will we be here over the weekend? yes, he thought that proba

police in the smali somali capital mogadishu, say that suicide bombers have hit hotels in that city. >>> more air strikes just before a u.n. brokered ceasefire went into effect in yemen. >>> negotiators give themselves another deadline extension talks are likely to extend into the weekend. as diplomatic editor james bays explains. >> trying to deal with the final last sticking point which are stopping for now a deal taking place. those meetings took place between the iranian foreign minister mohammed javad zarif also john kerry and frederica mogherini. at the end of that meeting we did not get a proper readout of what was discussed or what was achieved but we did see form minister zarif come onto his balcony. reporters shouted questions will we get a deal today? he said that won't be likely. will we be here over the weekend, he said yes that was probably likely. this is the day of yet another deadline. the interim deal with iran is supposed to expires so expire. that is likely to be extended again. >> four fighters from the lebanese group hezbollah have been killed, in zebadani near

somalia and african union troops against al shabaab president obama said, the attack in the hold in mogadishu are a reminder this the fight is not over. mr. obama was talking alongside ethiopia's prime minister, he praised ethiopia's economic record saying though that it needed to do more in the area of human rights. >> there's still more work to do and i think the prime minister is the first to acknowledge that there's more work to do. the way we think about these issues is, we want to engage with governments on areas of mutual concern and interest. the same way by the way that we deal with china and deal with a range of other countries where the democratic practices for issues around freedom of the press and assembly are not ones that align with how we are thinking about it. but we continually bring it up. and we indicate that this is part of our core interest and concern in our foreign policy. that's true here, as well. >> we have addressed the number of issues of how the u.s. can support the strengthening of ethiopia's democratization process. my government has expressed its commitment to

. >> police in the somali capital believed that seven people are dead after an attack in mogadishu. a suicide car bomb went off in the hold in the middle of the city before gunmen entered a separate hotel. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. we have more details. >> according to somali initial intelligence agency. seven attackers were killed during this incident. these attacked happened when they were sitting down to breakfast. these hotels are not just popular with government officials. it's also ampular place for local residents. what we know al-shabab promises to up the number of attacks in the somali capital during the whole month of ramadan. as people are sitting down in comes at a time when the somali government ups security controls controls. >> pope francis has wrapped up his visit. he has frequently spoken out about the plight of prisoners and the corruption of the justice system. >> the pope is now on the very last leg of his south american tour and the world's most catholic country. paraguayens say they consider themselves catholics. the pope insisted on

. ♪ >>> police in the somali capitol believe at least four people are dead after an attack in mogadishu. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack and fighting is now going on inside the hotel. you know somali very well because you have reported from there, what is the latest you have been getting thoenz attacks? >> the latest is the security situation in both of these hotels is under control. but we don't know if that means the attackers have been killed or cornered in the buildings. so as people were sitting down to break their fast two explosions happened just in front of these hotels. they are not that far apart. they are not that far from the presidential palace. this was followed by heavy exchange of gunfire between the attackers that were al-shabab members, and the security guards of these hotels. these hotels are quite popular not just with locals or civilians, but also with officials. one of the hotels is owned by a lawmaker, an mp. we know he escaped the attack. this comes at a time when somali government have stepped up security patrols within the capitol and the su

and that means wandering the streets of mogadishu. if there is no work there is begging. and beggars are not welcomed in this city. >> we beg. we go to the houses and ask if there is anything left over from the night before. if we're lucky we find cars to clean, and the little they pay us we buy food with the money. we're happy if we find one meal a day. >> the government of owe mall i can't say that 5,000 young boys live on the streets of mogadishu and cannot afford to look after them. >> it is our responsibilities to look after these children. we're trying to create centers to house these children, but we have no funds. we've been promised funds but we have not seen complain the boys have not seen much food this day. as the city falls asleep the only guarantee is that it will bed same the next day. al jazeera. >> we'll have the latest from cardiff. to her roots. >> i love this place. i was born and i grow up here. we grow health food. we want to show people that the rural and urban areas can coexist. >> lands like this are being snapped up by developers, and farmers are

they died in the attack in the capitol mogadishu. he's the 10th politician to be murdered in the past 15 months, coming hours after president barack obama said al shabab had been weakened. >> there are reports of explosion and gunfire near mogadishu airport in somalia believed to be happening right now near the hotel which is popular with diplomatics and politicians. more on that when we have it. >> a bomb explosion in a bills buy in northern cameroon killed 25. it was in the capitol. the cameroon army is helping neighboring nigeria combat boko haram in the area. two saturday bomb explosions killed 11 in cameroon on wednesday. >> nigeria's president plans to divide the state-owned oil company into two. he wants an independent monitoring body set up, and a separate one to focus on investment the. the oil industry provides 70% of the countries revenue. >> very few banks in nigeria offer mortgages so many don't own their homes. government reform little are trying to change that, as we report now from the capitol. >> he wants to buy this

of course, al shabaab attacked a hotel yesterday in mogadishu neighboring ethiopia. we are not sure if that was a clear signal to president obama or if there was a reason behind that attack. it was an upscale hotel. the palace hotel where a number of people were killed. it is a target against westerners. there are a number of internationals that stayed interest. the kenyan embassy and qatar embassy and egyptian embassy state leaders stay there. this is the progress they have been allowed to make since al shabaab was pushed out of mogadishu since 2011. there has been a lot of fighting in southern somalia which the united states has been involved in as well providing cover for africa union troops providing direct cover for the troops as they take the stronghold and a number of the strongholds, including the headquarters for al shabaab which they held for the last seven years. >> robyn, thank you. >>> new polls show donald trump on top of the republican field. the latest cnn poll he runs ahead of jeb bush and overcoming a dust-up with john mccain. trump says there is a

. >>> at least 13 people have been kimmed a suicide bombing in the mogadishu mogadishu. al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. it blames ethiopia for the deaths. they're fighting the african union are coordinated by embassies using the hotel. u.s. president barack obama arrived in neighboring ethiopia. it will include talk with the government. they have been criticized othe human rights. we report on the earlier visit to the kenyan homeland of his late father. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: president barack obama receiving a rousing welcome from thousands of kenyans invited to hear him speak in this arena. the u.s. president said kenya is a success story with a vibrant economy and good democracy, but he's also well aware of economic inequalities and endemic corruption. >> across the country it shows corruption costs kenyans 250,000 jobs every year because every shilling that's paid as a bribe could be put into the pocket of somebody who is actually doing an honest day's work. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: outside the arena, thousands of kenyans li

al jazeera, mogadishu, somalia. >>> the greek government officially started bailout negotiations with creditors in athens and prime minister has urged his party to unite over the bailout measures and earlier this month almost a quarter of the party rebelled over the bailout proposals and parliament eventually approved the measures. now, when the philippines president took office he promised to reduce national poverty and to improve the country's economy and five years on they say he has failed and his final state of the nation address has been over shadowed by street protests as we report now from manila. >> reporter: violence outside the philippine congress, hours before the president's final state of the nation address. an estimated 15,000 protesters gathered from different provinces across the country, unrest that has not been seen in resent years. this was meant to be a peaceful rally but now hundreds of protesters have managed to break the police barrier and this was his last year in office and a message that the protesters are trying to send is clear. >> what happened with corru

al jazerra mogadishu somalia. >>> classic films such as breakfast at tiffanies and my fair lady made audrey hepburn a star. she was both the style icon and the u.n. ambassador. now london's national portrait gallery is paying rib ute to her with an exhibition looking back at her life. jessica baldwin went two a look. >> reporter: there are imitators but there is only one audrey hepburn. the elf en star who invented a style that remains fashionable more than 60 years on. her life on photographs is on show until september. there are the wonderful photographs of her in this show. more than 80 starting from a young child this belgium to on to the london stage and hollywood stardom. the show combines the inter natural with the iconic images reproduced in so many posters and photographs. >> it's a very touching exhibition. she would be very touched and honored to be, you know, at the national portrait gallery. she wouldn't believe to be here. >> reporter: audrey hepburn letter the netherlands for the bright lights of london's west end when she was just 19. a chorus girl and dancer who stoo

mohamed, al jazeera, mogadishu, somalia. >> laws that discriminate against people with leprosy and although the disease is curable patients in nepal have to fight social stigma as well as the law and we report. >> reporter: at 73 she has found a new life here just outside kathmandu valley and diagnosed with leprosy when she was this her 20s and she was first thrown out of husband's house and then parents and eventually out of her village and many now call her the tiger lady. >> translator: i lived in a tiger's den for a year and a half. there was nothing to eat. i survived on what little the villagers gave me. there was no wood to light fire. they wouldn't give me water. i kept surviving. i just would not die. >> reporter: this is the oldest center in nepal that helps those with leprosy and houses more than 150 patients it was built away from capitol kathmandu across the river to keep the disease at bay, almost every one has stories of humiliation and social shame. the leprosy center was established 160 years ago much has changed in nepal and leprosy is now treatable and yet the government

al jazeera mogadishu owe somalia. >> the call for a humanitarian truce in yemen. we report from a city that is relatively peaceful in a war-torn country. >>> and moralities before politics. message for leaders of america and japan from one woman used as a sex slave by japanese soldiers during world war ii. >>> and after scoring goals galore in spain he moved to a new signing for falcao. brawl >> this is the connection that connects the museum to the crisis. >> when the single currency was created it was meant to bring europe together. as the economies converged so they would benefit from being part of one zone with one interest rate and one economy policy. and in some countries notably germany it has brought prosperity greater competitiveness has often given german firms the edge. but those same shared policies have brought problems in southern europe as one by one countries have had to be bailed out. they're divided about why the policies of the eurozones are to blame. >> the euro was a good decision. in general i would always support a common currency. >> it was

. >> police in the somali capital believe that seven people are dead after an attack in mogadishu. a suicide car bomb went off in a hotel in the middle of city before gunmen entered a separate hotel.e armed group hats claimed responsibility for the attacks. we have more details for you. >> reporter: according to somali somali's national terrorist agency the situation in both these hotels is now under control. moments before that somalia's interior seven were killed during this i want. these attacks happened when people were sitting down. we know they were owe officials in these hotels. but these hotels are not just popular for local officials but with residents. al-shabab has upped the number of attacks throughout the month. ramadan. and as people mr. sitting down, those two loud explosions right at the entrance of this hotel these hotels are not far apart. soon after that there was a very intense gunfire between the security guards of these hotels and al-shabab. this comes at a time when the somali government has stepped up security controls, arresting anyone they suspect to be be

mogadishu somalia. >> that's all the sport for now. thank you. >> now classic films like "breakfast at tiffany's" and "my fair lady" had made audrey hepburn a star. >> there are imitators but there is only one audrey hepburn. the elfin star who created a style that remains fable 60 years on. >> there are some wonderful photographs of audrey hepburn in this show. and 80 photographs starting from a young child and london stage to hollywood stardom. >> the photographs show the intimate along with the iconic photographs. >> it is a very touched exhibition. she would be very touched and honored. she wouldn't believe to be here. >> audrey hepburn left the netherlands for the bright lights of london when she was just 19. a chorus girl and dancer who stood out from the rest even before she had a smart haircut and a significant style. it wasn't long before hollywood beckoned. >> all the things happened to them that you would hope for on the happiest day of your life. >> "roman holiday" insured her status as a star. advanced ticket sales the mag

attacks in the somalian capital of mogadishu. some reports say a number of the attackers were killed in a firefight with security forces. extremist al-shabaab rebels claim responsibly for the assaults. the assyrian army says it is closing down islamic militants in control of a city. if you have seen the films dr. zhivago or lawrence of arabia, you will know why he is a national figure. omar sharif, the injection foreign film legend has died. he was 83. he suffered a heart attack in cairo. he started acting in the 1950's and one international fame, weighing the title role in dr. zhivago. -- playing the title role in dr. zhivago. >> he was destined to become a global r. >> his performance as the doctor/poet remains high point of his career. he then came with lawrence of arabia. >> i would like to hear his opinion. >> his ability to slip into the most diverse of roles kept him in the business until his 80's. though he never regained the star power of his younger years, he was continually recognized equinix and colleagues alike -- by

. >> the somali government said that 5,000 young boys live on the streets of mogadishu and cannot forward to look after them. >> it is our responsibility to look after these children. we have no funds. we've been promised funds but we have not yet seen any. >> the boys have not had much food this day. the only guarantee is that the next day won't be much different. al jazeera mogadishu somalia. >> well, there is plenty more still to come on this hour of news from london. including. >> i'm adam raney near the dominican republic border. the government insists it has not begun to deport people but many in this camp say they were forced to come here. >> in sport the world cup winner on his way from munich to manchester. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch

territory however, does not mean that al-shabab is entirely--as shown on sunday when it attacked a hotel in mogadishu the capital. the group still has capability to attack deep within government-held territory. this is one of the reasons why the president has called for more pressure to be kept onalal on al-shabab. the president is in monday afternoon meetings with delegates from the south sudan peace forces. these are negotiators from both sides of the conflict as well as mediators from the group. the president is hoping to add more impetus to the talks and also add to the groups to come to a quick agreement. diplomats say that this "f" they do not agree--if they do not agree by the 17th of august there are sanctions on the it table. there are travel sanctions diplomats are saying that they do not expect a quick break through. >> burundi's main opposition party has turned up in parliament despite earlier to boycott the session. it's leader has called for a fresh vote and has denounced the president's third term win. we have reports now from burundi's capital bujumbura. >> arriving at the national as

. >>> detonated car bombs in mogadishu, they dealt debt debt detonated bombs before using artillery. >>> iraqi authorities now say that they're worried i.s.i.l. fighters will be using to come into baghdad. >>> the top psychological association in the united states has admitted helping cia agents interrogate suspects. an association inquiry found that ethical guidelines were used to support abusive techniques. they included water boarding and sleep deprivation techniques. explains how the medical code of ethics has been abused. >> it's been violateso badly that one act performed by the detainees called rectal rehydration when detainees decided to go on hunger strike, physicians for human rights and other medical associations considered that medical act to be a complete act of torture of sexual assault actually. so the psychologists helped in things like rectal rehydration and other horrific tortures act and should be held accountable at the very least by their ethical board but perhaps criminal charges. >>> families are mourning the dead of the first anniversary of the shooting down o

just to repeat reports of a suicide car bomb that has just gone off in mogadishu. we'll bring you more details as get more information. >>> china's agriculture ministry says food production will be self-sufficient in the next ten years. margo has the story. >> reporter: this group of visitors isn't touring the usual beijing attraction. they have come to the little donkey farm to learn about organic farms. there are 15 hectors here growing seasonal vegetables without use of fertilizers or pesticides. and visitors are welcome every day to see it for themselves. >> translator: the real reason we founded the farm is that food safety had become a very serious problem in china. >> reporter: so serious that people here are encouraged to do more than just buy organic products. for less than 300 usd they are lease 30 square meters of ground, and grow their own vegetables. the farm trains them. this worker visits every week with her family. >> translator: when we grow our own vegetables at least we know it's safer. it's impossible to be completely worry free but at least it'

al jazeera has more from the capital mogadishu. >> he feared reactions to the medicines. she now says she'll never go to hospitals in this city. >> the medicine they gave me nearly killed me. it turned my body into blesters and white marks. i can't feel anything, even if i stepped on fire. >> doctors here say thousands of patients are given fatal expired medicines every year in somalia. the doctor has seen firsthand what these drugs can do to patients. >> expired and fake medicines have killed more than bombs and rockets. they continue to kill thousands. these drugs are silent killers. they are worse than bombs. a bomb kills 10 or 20 people but these drugs kill hundreds of people and none will hear about it. >> everywhere you look in mogadishu are clinics like this one. pharmacies deny putting patient's liches in danger. >> when they come to us and tell us they have a problem we tell them to go see a doctor. only after that do we sell the medicine. we only sell if they show us a doctor's prescription. >> most people here often go to these pharmacies without a prescription

mogadishu is tracking footballers from across the continent. we explain. >> they have come from as far as away as nigeria and uganda to follow their dreams of playing in a professional league. these footballers are the star attractions and they are loving it. >> for me, football is just my life. it's what i have the passion from since i was a kid. i tell myself wherever football takes me to, i'm happy with it. >> the foreign players the best players in the league, because they have more experience. it costs $500 a month which they say is more than what they earn at home. club officials say its fortunes on the field improved. >> we are the first team to bring foreign players to somalia. they have raised the standard of our game and level of our home players. last year, we won the league and this year, we are finishing second in the league. >> leaving here can be challenging. armed groups kept watch. the players had to overcome the language barrier. that hasn't stopped them from coming. more is expected again soon, which is why the somalia footba

somalia is an unlikely football location but be mogadishu is attracting footballers from across the continent. >> they have come from as far away as niej nigeria and uganda. >> it is my passion from when i was a kid. i tell myself, wherever football tase me to, i'm satisfied with it. >> they have more experience, they can take home as much as $500 a month which they say is more than they earn back home. club officials say the fortunes have improved. >> we are the first team to bring foreign players to somalia. they are very understanding are of our game. this year we will finish second in the league. >> reporter: living here cg challenging. armed guards keep watch. the players also have to overcome the language barrier person which is why the somali football association put a limit on the number of players they can sign. >> we can't have a league made up of only foreign players. >> for these funds for is foreign players have added more excitement to the beautiful game. >> this is not just these have been working for the for now mustaffa and his friends are celebrating the win. they can't wait

yesterday's bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terror groups offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. we have more work to do. ethiopian troops have helped retake major stronghold. we have to keep the pressure on. >> troops in somalia come with inherent risks. it has been the target of violent retaliation. obama urged action to bring peace to south sudan. >> the humanitarian situation is worsening. the possibilities of the new con like in a region that has been torn by conflict for so long as resulted in so many deaths and is something that requires attention from all of us. >> obama met with six country leaders. they talked about possible arms embargoes before factions failed to reach it he steeled by mid-august. sarah: what can the u.s. due to health ethiopia in its fight against extra space in somalia? >> president obama and ethiopian prime minister have agreed to share more intelligence information. there are american drones flying over somalia every day. and americans have a good idea of what going on on the ground. they want to share more of this intellig

serious threats and it's contribution has reduced areas of al-shabab control, but yesterday's bombing of mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-shabab offering into but death and destruction and have to be stopped. we have more work to do. we have to keep the pressure on. >> ethiopia's prime minister defended his country's commitment to democracy. >> we have raised a number of issues of how the u.s. can support the strengthening of ethiopia's process. my government has expressed commitment to deepen the democratic process already under way in the country and work towards human rights and improving governance. >> let's get more from the ethiopian capital. >> the u.s. president has praised the ethiopian east the african union offal of its actions against al-shabab thousands of ethiopian troops are part of the african union mission. but it does not mean that al-shabab is out entirely. they targeted the hotel on sunday it showed it still has the capability to attack government-held territories. this is why the president has called for more pressure to be kept on al-shabab. while on his tou

yesterday's bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terror groups offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. we have more work to do. ethiopian troops have helped retake major stronghold. we have to keep the pressure on. >> troops in somalia come with inherent risks. it has been the target of violent retaliation. obama urged action to bring peace to south sudan. >> the humanitarian situation is worsening. the possibilities of the new con like in a region that has been torn by conflict for so long as resulted in so many deaths and is something that requires attention from all of us. >> obama met with six country leaders. they talked about possible arms embargoes before factions failed to reach it he steeled by mid-august. sarah: what can the u.s. due to health ethiopia in its fight against extra space in somalia? >> president obama and ethiopian prime minister have agreed to share more intelligence information. there are american drones flying over somalia every day. and americans have a good idea of what going on on the ground. they want to share more of this intellig

. >> >> a bomb exploded close to mogadishu's airport. ten have been killed. gunfire can be heard at the gates of the hotel in the same area that is popular with diplomats and politicians and home to several embassies. >> two soldiers have been killed by a car bomb in turkey. turkish airstrikes targeted the p.k.k. in northern iraq. fighter jets have attacked isil fighters in syria. the white house reaffirmed that turkey has the right to defend itself but urges restraint when it comes to the p.k.k. >> the leader of yemen's houthi rebels is rejecting a humanitarian pause. the saudi-led coalition said it will stop aerial strikes and shelling from mid night sunday to allow aid to be delivered. according to a post on what appears to be the houthi twitter account, it says the battle will go on and the war isn't over. reinforcements, he says are still on the way. he accuses what he calls saudi aggressors of wanting to buy time to mobilize isil and al-qaeda in aden. president be a had is meeting the u.n. envoy to yemen to discuss the supply of aid during the truce. ea

you have this hotel in mogadishu, bombed. you had last -- in 2013 the attack on a mall in ten ya by al-shabaab targeting westerners spinningly. you have al-shabaab moving into northeastern kenya and pushing christians out. it's not going particularly well but then again there is this issue that there's a no appetite whatsoever for more troops or at least usf troops playing a direct role. >> even small numbers of boots on the ground can play a pretty huge role in directing airstrikes, in gathering intelligence, that kind of thing. >> that's right. the u.s. does have a significant presence. it's focused on the entire horne of africa and we have willing partner thursday in the form of kenya and eggopen ya where the president is today. one problem, the president says he wanted to get away from playing whack-a-mole with the u.s. military. nor never going to permanently defeat this until you can call the enemy be name and in his remark today with the prime minister of ethiopia saying again this is violence extremism. that would be

threats and reduced areas under al shabaab control but as the prime minister noted yesterday's bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al shabaab offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. >> he also called on hyram miriam. some human rights groups criticized president obama's visit, the committee to protect journalists states of all the countries worldwide it is only neighboring eritrea that jails more journalists than ethiopia. before obama arrived a number of bloggers were released, some held on charges of terrorism. many remain still in custody. >>> the ethiopian leader defended his country's commitment to human rights. >> it is not skin deep. we have both note they'd we need to step up efforts to strengthen our institutions, and build our capacity in various areas. we believe the u.s. support in this regard as age-old democracy will contribute to assuring that our system becomes robust. we have agreed to continue our engagement despite minor differences here and there, with regard mainly to the speed with write our democratization process is moving. >> e

areas of al shabaab control but as the prime minister mentioned yesterday's bombing in the hotel in mogadishu. indicate that such actions have to be stopped. >> some human rights groups have criticized mr. obama's visit to ethiopia. of the countries worldwide it's neighboring eritrea that jails more journalists than ethiopia. some held on charges of terrorism. many others remain in custody. the ethiopiaen leader however defended his commitment to democracy and human rights. >> we have reiterated that our commitment to democracy is real not skin deep. we have both noted that we need to step up efforts to strengthen our institutions and view our capacity in various areas. we believe that the u.s. support in this regard as age order democracy will contribute to touring that ourensuring that our system becomes robust. we have regard to with some differences here and there. >> reacting to president obama's visit. >> the problem is obama he never walks his talk. he never walks his talk. for last six years. so if you don't walk your talk, and always giving empty promises, say something in the dining

territory however, does not mean that al shabaab, militarily, when they carried out an attack on a hotel in mogadishu.. deep within government held territory this is one of the reasons why the president has called for more pressure to be kept on al shabaab. now while on his tour of ethiopia the president is on monday afternoon meeting delegates from the south sudan peace process. these are the negotiators from both sides in the conflict as well as mediators from the region. the president is hoping to add more impetus to the talks and also add to the groups to come to a quick agreement. diplomats say if they do not agree bithe 17th of august then there are sanctions on the table. these include travel sanctions as well as assets freezing of some of the leadership of both sides of the government side and also the rebels. however, diplomats are saying they do not expect a quick break through. intransigence that has been witnessed and done by both sides in the conflict. >> mohammad adow for us in ethiopia. >>> the lathest humanitarian ceasefire in yemen has fallen apart. the saudi led coalition there has

. >> a report that a hotel in mogadishu has been attacked. gunmen then stormed the premmingds. the attacker likely from the al shabaab militant group. six civilians are thought to have lost their lives so far in what at this stage is still an ongoing situation. we will bring you more as soon as we get more information. now egyptian state television this afternoon that the actor mike krzyzewski has died following a heart attack at kire hospital. he was swept to fame in the 1962 classic lawrence of arabia and then again three years later for the title role of dr. zh imp vago. he was 83 years ago. thanks for speaking to us. what has been the reaction in the egyptian capital to his passing? >> well, already on social media the tributes are flowing in to what is arguably the greatest actor of egyptian cinema in history. he was born michael shalhoub, but he took up acting under the name of omar sharif. he went on to act for many films in the 50's and 60's. he married egypts movie queen in 195 a. he was already a massive box office star in egypt when he was cast in lawrence of arabia

the facade of the five-story hotel in mogadishu was sheared off when a car packed with explosives rammed into its front gate. in neighboring ethiopia today president obama said the islamic militant's attack underscored the need to push back against violent extremism. >> yesterday's bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-shabaab offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. we've got more work to do. >> ifill: the blast killed a kenyan diplomat, a chinese embassy guard and two journalists, among others. >> woodruff: airstrikes resumed in yemen today shortly after a midnight humanitarian cease-fire went into effect. the saudi-led coalition pounded houthi targets near the rebel- held military base of al-anad, and north of the port city of aden. 15 coalition troops were also accidentally killed in two strikes in the province of lahj. the five-day truce was designed to get much-needed humanitarian aid to civilians in the hardest- hit areas. >> ifill: with no way to make a looming loan repayment, puerto rico has come up with a plan to raise up to $500 m

attacks on towo hotels in the somalian capital of mogadishu. gunmen rushed the hotels as they were preparing to write the ramadan fast. some reports say a number of the attackers were killed in a firefight with security forces. extremist al-shabaab rebels claim responsibly for the assaults. the assyrian army says it is closing down islamic militants of and control of palmyra. video shows them firing on targets in the distance. if you have seen the films dr. zhivago or lawrence of arabia, you'll know why he captivated moviegoers during hollywood's golden era of cinema. omar should sharif, the egyptian film legend has died. he was 83. he suffered a heart attack in cairo. he started acting in the 1950's and won international fame playing the title role in dr. zhivago. >> with his dark soulful eyes, he was destined to become a global star. in a career is spanning seven decades he acted in more than 70 films. but his performance as the doctor/poet remains high point of his career. he came onto the international scene a decade later with lawrence of

tels in the capitol mogadishu on friday evening, and according to the police car bombs were used and there is still fighting going on. we'll bring you updated information on that story as we get it. but do check out the website, again, the address for that aljazeera.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> after 54 years, the confederate flag comes down for the last time at the south carolina state capitol grounds. >>> extended again, the nuclear talks with iran will last through the weekend as negotiators try to work through the details. >>> plus fighting to stay in the euro zone. greece debates its latest debt crisis proposal as european leaders split over whether it is the best deal. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. history made this morning in south carolina. onlookers cheered as the confederate battle flag was taken down at the state capitol. it had been flying over a confederate memorial for 15 years. before that it spent nearly four decades on the capitol dome and now that flag is in a museum. diane eastabrook is at the capitol in c

our correspondent reports from the capitol mogadishu, and how the drugs find their way pharmacies. >> reporter: this woman has serious reactions to medicines given to her in the hospital. she now says she will never to go hospitals in this city. >> translator: the medicine they gave me nearly killed me. i can't feel anything even if i stepped on fire. >> reporter: doctors here say thousands of patients are given fake or expired medicines every year in sew mollia. this doctors has seen what these drugs can do to patients. >> translator: expired and fake medicines have killed more than bombs and rockets. they continue to kill thousands. these drugs are silent killers. they are worse than bombs because a bomb kills ten or 20 people. but these drugs can kill hundreds and no one will hear about it. >> reporter: everywhere you look there are pharmacies and clinics like this one. >> translator: first when they come us to and tell us they have a problem, we tell them to go see a doctor. and only after that do we sell them medicine. we sell them medicine only if they show us a doctor's prescri

shabbab carried out a car bombing sunday in neighboring somalia, killing at least 13 people outside a mogadishu hotel. president obama promised the u.s. will help kenya fight the ongoing threat. >> we are proud of the efforts that we are making to strengthen kenya's capabilities through our new security governance initiative. we are going to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in this fight against terrorism for as long as it takes. >> sreenivasan: we'll have more on the president's africa trip in a moment. in syria, president bashar al- assad is vowing to win his country's devastating civil war. in his first public speech in a year, assad acknowledged his government troops have surrendered control of some towns and cities to rebel groups, he said, in order to defend other territory. >> ( translated ): we must define the important regions that the armed forces hold on to so it doesn't allow the collapse of the rest of the areas. >> sreenivasan: after four years of fighting, assad-allied forces are thought to control less than half of the country. one of assad's strongest allies iran, is hoping

. >> reporter: it's a scramble to get these fresh bananas to mogadishu's dining tables. these farmers work six days a week, to meet the growing demand for the fruit in the capitol. >> translator: i cut bananas for one to three vehicles every morning and sell them to the city. we are very busy. >> reporter: but the city and -- employs tens of thousands of people but the start of the civil war in 1991 destroyed it all. but that's changing. >> translator: the place was a bush a year and a half. we cleared the bush and now more than 100 people work here every day. >> reporter: the demand for bananas has never been higher. trade has spread to export to the middle east. it is happens the most profitable fruit here. normally it [ inaudible ] without a banana or two. the rerival of farms like this has meant that bananas are now cheaper. but local traders say the low prices are hurting their trade. they say things are so bad now, they have stopped keeping track of their losses. >> translator: when we buy it from the farmer they sell it to us expensive, because they count the weig

mogadishu, somalia. >> now, one of our top stories of course, the srebrenica mass massacre. al jazeera has launched an interactive website. it's at www.srebrenica360.com. the ivory trail they've tried to seize it, burn it, but nothing has stopped the terrible trade in illegal ivory. now new tools... strait from the lab that could fight a crime that's brought elephants to the brink of extinction >> getting a seizure is a great victory, but the elephant's already dead. >> marita davidson is an environmental biologist >> i am holding a tray of elephant poop. >> she'll show us the high tech plan to stop the killing. >> wow >> then, sea lion's stranded along the california freeway. yes, freeway... >> dr shini somara is a mechanical e engineer she'll show us what's been done to to find out why this is happening. >> at this stage are they feeling distressed? and i'm phil torez i'm an entomologist. that's our team, now lets do some science. >> welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by marita davison and dr. shini somara. guys there are outlaws out there working in the shadows com

. >> reporter: it's a scramble to get the fresh banana as to mogadishu, these farmers work six days a week to meet the growing demand in the somali capital. >> you cut banana as for one to three vehicles every morning and we sent them to the city. we are very busy. >> reporter: but the industry employed 10s of thousands of people but the start of civil war in 1991 destroyed it all. no one had worked the land on this farm for almost 25 years but that's changing. >> translator: the place was a bush a year and a half ago we cleared the bush and now more than 100 people work here every day. >> reporter: the demands for bananas as has never been hired trade is export today the countries in the middle east. within somalia demand for bananas as always been high, it is perhaps the most. [ inaudible ] in fact, no meal is complete without a banana or two. it means bananas are cheaper than they used to be, but not everyone is happy. local traders say the low prices are hurting their trade. they say things are so bad now they have stopped keeping track of their losses. >> translator: which we buy

shops sell scarves and books, fried snacks and sweet somali tea-- pretty much everything you can buy in mogadishu, but in the heart of minnesota. maryan abdi moved here from somalia 17 years ago and runs one of those shops. "i sell rugs and flowers," she says, and it's not just to support her family in the u.s. who do you send money to at home? who is still in somalia in your family? "my brothers, uncles and aunts," she says. each month, she sends anywhere from $300 to $500 to family and friends back home. so, this shop basically helps support not just your family but your family their neighbors, their friends. i mean, all from here, basically. "yes," she says, "the whole family. i have this business, and i have to help them." maryan abdi is one of 85,000 somali-americans in the u.s., roughly a third of whom live in minnesota. the majority fled east africa after somalia's civil war in the 1990s. according to community leaders in minneapolis-st. paul, 80% of the somali-americans here send money back to east africa. aid groups say 40% of somalia's population relies on those dollars-- known as remit

contribution have reduced areas under al shabaab control but as the prime minister noted yesterday's broamg in mogadishu remind us that terrorist groups offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. >> also called upon human rights and good governance. some human rights groups have criticized president obama's visit, the committee to protect journalists states of all countries worldwide it's only neighbor eritrea. some held on charges of terrorism. many others remain in custody. the ethiopian leader however defended his country's fight against the loss of human rights. >> we need to step up efforts to retentionen ourstrengthen our institutions. our age old democracy will contribute to ensuring that our system becomes robust. we have agreed to continue our engagement despite minor differences here and there with regard mainly to the speed with which our democratization process is moving. >> he never walked this talk, if you don't walk your talk, always giving empty promises, saying something of the dining and wining of dictators people don't believe you. >> later on monday, president ob